Who has the cooking blog now???...???...

So I made these amazing fish tacos last night for dinner using about four different recipes. :) A bit complicated yes but I made it through alive. I made myself a plate of it and took it outside to our picnic table and did a mini photo shoot with it. Now I know how to take pictures and make sure the lighting is okay but I'm not too good at food presentation, that's my sisters forte. :( So here goes...

Does this look yummy or what?

Basically I marinaded the talapia in oil, fresh squeezed lime juice, and fresh chopped cilantro. Then I cooked them in a frying pan. All you have to do is put some sour cream on a tortilla, put the fish on and add your choice of toppings (tomatoes, avocadoes, cheese, salsa, red onions, lettuce) Tada!!!! 

I was in another amazing mood tonight, well not really but I was the one who did the menu last week so I put all this wacky food on it, and I made lentil burgers, (my dad says that doesn't sound appetizing so I think I'll call them... Ashley's Vegan Burger). I used about four different recipes and about drove my mom crazy with all the approximate amounts I gave her. Again I made a pretty plate of it and put some fresh tomato/cuke salad from our garden (and Abby's) on the side with a slice of water melon in the back round! 

Yum!! 

I sautéed an onion and carrots in the frying pan until the carrots were tender then added, garlic, cumin, cayenne, and thyme until everything was nicely seasoned. After that it was just smashing the cooked lentils and adding the frying pan mixture, fresh chopped up parsley, soy sauce, homemade bread crumbs, oats, and eggs. Then came the molding of the mixture into paddies and frying them. It was a bit dry so next time I will put less oats and bread crumbs and more eggs. All that's left is to put your favorite condiments on a some whole wheat sandwich thins, add burger, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and whatever else you heart desires! 

Memphis meal time

Funny picture I know. Story is... we decided to put the oven on self clean so it smoked and smelled up our ENTIRE house! On top of that we had to cut some onions for dinner...not too smart combination. :( So Autumn decided her eyes wouldn't sting so bad if she put on her goggles... lo and behold everybody followed the trend giving you this hilarious picture of our household at dinner time. :)